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   warrior
         n 1: someone engaged in or experienced in warfare

English Dictionary: wirer by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wearer
n
  1. a person who wears or carries or displays something as a body covering or accessory; "the wearer of the crown"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wirehair
n
  1. a terrier with wiry hair [syn: wirehair, {wirehaired terrier}, wire-haired terrier]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wirer
n
  1. someone who sends a telegram
  2. a worker who installs and repairs electric wiring
    Synonym(s): wireman, wirer
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
worrier
n
  1. thinks about unfortunate things that might happen [syn: worrier, fuss-budget, fusspot, worrywart]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wary \Wa"ry\, a. [Compar. {Warier}; superl. {Wariest}.] [OE.
      war, AS. w[91]r; akin to Icel. v[?]rr, Dan. & Sw. var, Goth.
      wars, G. gewahr aware, OHG. wara notice, attention, Gr. [?]
      to see. Cf. {Aware}, {Garment}, {Garnish}, {Garrison},
      {Panorama}, {Ward}, v. t. {Ware}, a., {Warren}.]
      1. Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding
            against deception, artifices, and dangers; timorously or
            suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous; careful.
            [bd]Bear a wary eye.[b8] --Shak.
  
                     We should be wary, therefore, what persecution we
                     raise against the living labors of public men.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      2. Characterized by caution; guarded; careful.
  
                     It behoveth our words to be wary and few. --Hooker.
  
      Syn: Cautious; circumspect; watchful. See {Cautious}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Warrior \War"rior\ (?; 277), n. [OE. werreour, OF. werreour,
      guerreor, from guerre, werre, war. See {War}, and {Warray}.]
      A man engaged or experienced in war, or in the military life;
      a soldier; a champion.
  
               Warriors old with ordered spear and shield. --Milton.
  
      {Warrior ant} (Zo[94]l.), a reddish ant ({Formica sanguinea})
            native of Europe and America. It is one of the species
            which move in armies to capture and enslave other ants.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wearer \Wear"er\, n.
      1. One who wears or carries as appendant to the body; as, the
            wearer of a cloak, a sword, a crown, a shackle, etc.
  
                     Cowls, hoods, and habits, with their wearers,
                     tossed, And fluttered into rags.         --Milton.
  
      2. That which wastes or diminishes.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Weary \Wea"ry\, a. [Compar. {Wearier}; superl. {Weariest}.] [OE.
      weri, AS. w[?]rig; akin to OS. w[?]rig, OHG. wu[?]rag; of
      uncertain origin; cf. AS. w[?]rian to ramble.]
      1. Having the strength exhausted by toil or exertion; worn
            out in respect to strength, endurance, etc.; tired;
            fatigued.
  
                     I care not for my spirits if my legs were not weary.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
                     [I] am weary, thinking of your task.   --Longfellow.
  
      2. Causing weariness; tiresome. [bd]Weary way.[b8] --Spenser.
            [bd]There passed a weary time.[b8] --Coleridge.
  
      3. Having one's patience, relish, or contentment exhausted;
            tired; sick; -- with of before the cause; as, weary of
            marching, or of confinement; weary of study.
  
      Syn: Fatigued; tiresome; irksome; wearisome.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Where'er \Wher*e'er"\, adv.
      Wherever; -- a contracted and poetical form. --Cowper.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Curare \Cu*ra"re\ Curari \Cu*ra"ri\(k?-r?"r?), n. [Native name.
      Cf. {Wourall}.]
      A black resinoid extract prepared by the South American
      Indians from the bark of several species of {Strychnos} ({S.
      toxifera}, etc.). It sometimes has little effect when taken
      internally, but is quickly fatal when introduced into the
      blood, and used by the Indians as an arrow poison. [Written
      also {urari}, {woorali}, {woorari}, etc.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wariangle \War`i*an"gle\, n. [OE. wariangel, weryangle; cf. AS.
      wearg outlaw, criminal, OHG, warg, warch, Goth. wargs (in
      comp.), G. w[81]rgengel, i. e., destroying angel, destroyer,
      killer, and E. worry.] (Zo[94]l.)
      The red-backed shrike ({Lanius collurio}); -- called also
      {w[81]rger}, {worrier}, and {throttler}. [Written also
      {warriangle}, {weirangle}, etc.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Worrier \Wor"ri*er\, n.
      One who worries.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wariangle \War`i*an"gle\, n. [OE. wariangel, weryangle; cf. AS.
      wearg outlaw, criminal, OHG, warg, warch, Goth. wargs (in
      comp.), G. w[81]rgengel, i. e., destroying angel, destroyer,
      killer, and E. worry.] (Zo[94]l.)
      The red-backed shrike ({Lanius collurio}); -- called also
      {w[81]rger}, {worrier}, and {throttler}. [Written also
      {warriangle}, {weirangle}, etc.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Worrier \Wor"ri*er\, n.
      One who worries.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wry \Wry\, a. [Compar. {Wrier}; superl. {Wriest}.] [Akin to OE.
      wrien to twist, to bend, AS. wrigian to tend towards, to
      drive.]
      1. Turned to one side; twisted; distorted; as, a wry mouth.
  
      2. Hence, deviating from the right direction; misdirected;
            out of place; as, wry words.
  
                     Not according to the wry rigor of our neighbors, who
                     never take up an old idea without some extravagance
                     in its application.                           --Landor.
  
      3. Wrested; perverted.
  
                     He . . . puts a wry sense upon Protestant writers.
                                                                              --Atterbury.
  
      {Wry face}, a distortion of the countenance indicating
            impatience, disgust, or discomfort; a grimace.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Warrior, AL (city, FIPS 79944)
      Location: 33.81391 N, 86.80820 W
      Population (1990): 3280 (1330 housing units)
      Area: 15.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 35180
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